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Dreams of European Investment Bank Quitting Coal Go Up in Smoke - For Now

February 28, 2013

Climate activists take responsibility for fake press release, bizarre award ceremony

Brussels -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) president Werner Hoyer was forced to say this morning, during the EIB’s annual press conference, that an announcement that the bank would give up lending to coal was “pure nonsense”. And this, despite the fact that Hoyer repeatedly referred to the EIB as a frontrunner in the fight against climate change.

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: Brussels, coal, EIB, EIB energy, energy, energy lending, energypolicy, fossil fuels, hoax, policy, public action, EU

EIB energy policy review - Time to lock out climate destructive investments for good

Bankwatch Mail   |   December 14, 2012

 

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU’s bank and also the biggest public financial institution in the world by lending volume, has launched a public consultation on its energy policy and is seeking views from the public and other stakeholders that should feed into a review of one of the EIB’s most crucial lending sectors. The new policy is expected to take effect from June 2013.

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate

Project: Coal-fired power plants in Poland, Sostanj lignite thermal power plant unit 6, Slovenia

'Comments noted', business as usual continues. The marginal public influence on the EBRD's new mining policy

Vladlena Martsynkevych
Vladlena Martsynkevych
Central Asia officer

November 2, 2012

After long delays and more than 3 years of preparation the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has finally completed and published a policy for its operations in the mining sector. Both the consultation process and the final outcome must leave “the consulted stakeholders” disappointed.

Tags: coal  minerals  mining  policy  resource curse  transparency  Balkans  Caucasus  Central Asia  EU neighbourhood 

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects, Mining

Project: Chelopech cyanide gold project, Bulgaria, Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia, Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan, Mining boom in Mongolia

The EBRD's new Mining Operations Policy: A commentary on consultation process and content

Briefing   |   November 2, 2012   |   application/pdf iconDownload this commentary as pdf

 

The long awaited EBRD Mining Operations Policy was released last week without much noise. It has taken the EBRD more than 3 years to prepare a document which had raised hopes it could improve the bank's activities in the mining sector. Most of these hopes, however, have not been fulfilled.

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects, Mining

Project: Chelopech cyanide gold project, Bulgaria, Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia, Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan, Mining boom in Mongolia

Environmentalists, get your keyboards ready: The European Investment Bank asks for inputs on its energy policy

Anna Roggenbuck
Anna Roggenbuck
EIB campaign coordinator

October 11, 2012

With annually more than ten billion euros of investments in the energy sector, the EIB can have a tremendous influence on our energy future. If we want the bank to help us “get it right”, the time for providing inputs is now.

Tags: climate action  EIB  energy  energy efficiency  fossil fuels  policy  renewables  EU  EU neighbourhood 

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate, Resource efficiency

Europe's unequal partnerships - a sad tale about energy

Alena Miskun
Alena Miskun
Ukrainian EIB campaigner

June 25, 2012

A too strong focus on energy security is steering Europe's engagement with neighbouring states in a troublesome direction for the partnering countries.

Tags: biodiversity  energy security  ENP  hydropower  nuclear  policy  renewables  Balkans  EU neighbourhood 

Institution: EBRD, EIB

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects, Balkans

Location: Ukraine, Georgia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro

Project: Nuclear power plant safety upgrades, Ukraine, The 'Second Backbone Corridor' - High voltage electricity transmission lines, Ukraine

Between the headlines: EBRD expansion demands policy-driven approach

Anelia Stefanova
Anelia Stefanova
Campaigns director

June 14, 2012

With the European Parliament's ratification of the expansion of EBRD operations to north Africa the question arises again: Is the bank fit for this purpose? The Parliament's answer sounds like a resounding 'maybe'.

Tags: Arab spring  coherence  democracy  EBRD  European Parliament  policy  transparency  Southern Mediterranean 

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts

Location: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia

Out of left field: A Kyrgyz inspiration for the EBRD

Vladlena Martsynkevych
Vladlena Martsynkevych
Central Asia officer

February 23, 2012

Following the publication of one official and one shadow report on the Kumtor gold mine, Kyrgyz authorities have responded to the calls of Bankwatch and other environmental groups to take a tougher stance on the Kumtor mining operations. The EBRD should follow their example.

Tags: communities  extractive industries  gold  local impacts  mining  policy  pollution  success  water  Central Asia 

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects, Mining

Location: Kyrgyzstan

Project: Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan

Comments to draft EBRD country strategy for Romania

Policy comments   |   February 3, 2012   |   application/pdf iconDownload PDF

 

Institution: EBRD

Location: Romania

The struggle for a green Cohesion Policy has only just begun

Markus Trilling
Markus Trilling
EU funds campaign coordinator

December 1, 2011

While the potential of green investments is undeniable, statements from EU decision makers don’t paint the rosiest picture for a climate friendly Cohesion Policy 2014-2020.

Tags: climate action  Cohesion Policy  earmarking  EU regions  event  green investments  policy  EU 

Institution: EU Funds

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